Users Guide

24 Configuring Your Managed System
Table 2-1. Remote Access Configuration Utility
Option Description
IPMI Over LAN Enables or disables the out-of-band LAN channel access to the shared
network controller.
NIC Selection
NOTE: This option is available only
on Dell PowerEdge x9xx systems.
Displays the configuration option.
•Shared
Select this option to share the network interface with the host
operating system. The remote access device network interface is fully
functional when the host operating system is configured for
NIC teaming.
The remote access device receives data through NIC 1 and NIC 2, but
transmits data only through NIC 1.
NOTE: If NIC 1 fails, the remote access device will not be accessible.
NOTE: The NIC 2 is not available on the PowerEdge 1900 system.
• Failover
Select this option to share the network interface with the host
operating system. The remote access device network interface is fully
functional when the host operating system is configured for
NIC teaming.
The remote access device receives data through NIC 1 and NIC 2, but
transmits data only through NIC 1. If NIC 1 fails, the remote access
device fails over to NIC 2 for all data transmission.
The remote access device continues to use NIC 2 for data
transmission. If NIC 2 fails, the remote access device fails over all data
transmission back to NIC 1.
NOTE: This option cannot be selected on the PowerEdge 1900 system.
•Dedicated
Select this option to enable the remote access device to utilize the
dedicated network interface available on the Remote Access
Controller (RAC). This interface is not shared with the host operating
system and routes the management traffic to a separate physical
network, enabling it to be separated from the application traffic.
NOTE: This option is available only if a DRAC card is installed in
the system.
Encryption Key
NOTE: This option is available only
on PowerEdge x9xx systems.
Is used to encrypt the IPMI sessions.
NOTE: The encryption key must be an even number of hexadecimal
characters, with a maximum of 40 characters.
Static IP vs. DHCP Source Displays whether the network controller will be assigned a static
IP address or a DHCP address.